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D-Link DWL-G520 Wireless PCI Adapter, 802.11g, 108Mbps
D-Link DWL-G520 Wireless PCI Adapter, 802.11g, 108Mbps
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Model: DWL-G520
Average Rating:    (submit your review here)
Total Reviews: 81
Operating system: Windows XP Professional Edition
Form factor: Plug-in card
Hardware platform: PC
Data link protocol: IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, 802.11 Super G
 
Features:
Up to 108Mbps with AirPlus Xtreme G products
802.11b compatible
Enhanced wireless security with 802.1x and Wi-Fi Protected Access
Great for video streaming
3-year warranty
 
Description:
D-LINK DWL-G520 - Wireless technology pioneer D-LINK leads the way again with its AirPlus XtremeG series of high speed devices with transfer rates up to 54Mbps. The DWL-G520 is an advanced wireless PCI adapter featuring WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) and 802.1x for wireless user authentication. Together these technologies provide unprecedented wireless networking security. 3 year warranty
 
User Reviews (81 total):
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    Very Fast Connection Speeds, October 14, 2003
By EO
I have this on the other side of the room as my D-Link DI-624 wireless 11g router and it is just like I am wired. My speeds are fast, my connection is constant, and I feel plenty secure.

128-bit WEP encryption, MAC filtering, Locked in G speeds since I don't have any 11b clients, plus this adapter comes with good software. The software that comes with it shows me what APs are around and which ones I can connnect to.

This adapter even has a removable antenna so you can add a better antenna if you need to. I don't need to since I am in the same house.

    Good Signal, in spite of Antenna Behind PC., October 10, 2003
By birdie tonight
Surprising it is when I receive a strong signal from my AP 3 rooms away. Connections are fine and the speeds are fast. I've been hearing that D-Link will release a faster version of drivers so that you can transfer data faster. This is an easy to use PCI adapter with good software that gives you some good info for local APs trasmitting signal. I can even see my next door neighbor's wireless network. It is encrypted.

    dlink g520 54mbps vs the dlink 22 mbps, October 8, 2003
By unknown
i have a dlink airplus 614+ 22 mps router. should i get the dlink g520 with the 54 mbps or get the 22mbps from dlink or it doesnt really matter much? any thoughts thanks. not a really comp expert myself.

    Stable PCI Wireless Adapter, October 8, 2003
By top hat (Idaho)
The card installed within minutes and was not a hassle at all to get working. And since my DI-624 sends a strong signal through out my entire apartment I can have my PCs anywhere and they are still connected at a high speed. The card has been running great on my Windows 2000 Pro machine with no problems. The software is a nice addition and I can even see me neighbors access point. The antenna is removable so that if I do need a better signal I can attach a better antenna on the back.

Answer: If you have a DI-614+ (22Mbps) and you are going to get a wireless PCI adapter you should definitely get the DWL-520+ (22Mbps). Gget the DWL-G520 (54Mbps) if you have a 54Mbps Access Point. The best speeds you can get with the 520+ and the 614+ are about 10-12Mbps real throughput. With the G520 and the 614+ you will only get 4-6Mbps at best because 54Mbps will step down to 11Mbps not down to 22Mbps. So 614+ = 520+ or 650+, but 624 = G520 or G650.

    Wireless = Cool, September 24, 2003
By Frances
Once I got wireless adapters for my family's laptops I had to get one for he desktop as well. Now we all have wireless and no Ethernet cables in the house. There is a 4-port wired switch on the back of our router, but we don't even use it. Why should we? wireless works and it works great. I stuck with all D-Link as not to get the adapters and AP confused and it has seemed to work out great. Now we aren't constricted by our location.

This PCI card was pretty simple to install and worked as soon as it was done installing. The configuration was simple and the icon in the taskbar gives a good indication of your connection.
I always have full bars since our desktop PC is only one room away from the router/AP. Overall my decision to go all wireless has been fun and overall fairly simple to do. Thanks D-Link.

    Easy and Fast, September 17, 2003
By resse
Easy to install and Fast transfer speeds. I installed this on WinXP and it worked out of the box. I get a pretty good signal strength from about 2 rooms away and I like the D-Link software that comes with it.
I am also glad I didn't have to mess with running cable across 2 rooms of my home just to be on the internet.


    Plugged it in ... Next thing I know I am Connected., September 9, 2003
By Kirk M
Install the drivers, shut down, plug it in, boot back up and Windows knows right where the drivers are. Then suddenly it's installed and I am connected to my router. After being connected I went in and configures WEP to work and all those fancy things.

I like this card and was surprised at how easily and quickly I was connected with a nice strong signal. My desktop is upstairs, but the wireless access point is downstairs. This card still gets a good signal.

    A bear to get in, doesn't play nice with WinXP, August 19, 2003
By unknown
I tried getting this product to work with my WinXP computer, and what wound up happening was a series of freezes, crashes, boot errors, and all sorts of miscellaneous problems. I finally just took the card out of that computer, because it was such a pain to deal with. Their tech support was non-existent.

But, to make the best of it, I tried to put it in my Win2k computer. It took a few reboots and uninstall/reinstalls of the software and driver to get it working. But, once it got in, it worked just fine. A lot of effort though, if you're not concerned about the wireless-g you might want to go with a USB adapter.

    Still Good Signal from Behind PC, August 6, 2003
By Henry W. Yolk
I was a little complexed to find that the antenna only sticks out so far. I thought this wouldn't be the greatest way for best reception, but I figured they wouldn't make it that way if it didn't work, so I went for it. It turns out this gets a Good Signal Quality from down I my basement with my AP being one floor above and about 15 feet to the right. I was amazed at the quality of the signal to say the least.

The install was normal and quick. The configuration is very stright forward and I don't see people having problems setting this up.
Recommended

    Superb Little Wireless PCI Card, July 31, 2003
By Josh M. (Denver, CO)
All I had to do was plug it in (5 mins), install the drivers (2 mins), then configure to work with my network (1 min) and I am up and connected to my network.

It is all easy to do, due to the good documentation, and it works great with the DI-624. Speeds are fast, it's secure, and I don't know what else I can say about it besides it is running with no problems.

    Strong signal even behind the PC., July 26, 2003
By reg
I was surprised to get a good strong signal from my DI-624 2 rooms down the hall on my desktop in the office room because the antenna just sits behind the PC. But I was wrong. I was hoping I would be wrong, but made sure I could return the card if it didn't work out for me.

I am mainly glad I don't have to drill holes in my walls to run cable from one room to the other. Now I am all networked up for a fairly low price. The best part about a wireless network is that when you move you don't have to wrap up cable, or worry about where is the best place to drill new holes, or drop a line from the attic, etc. I am very pleased and hope this lasts for a good long time.

Oh and don't foget to get the newest firmware. It helps. In fact for all networking products, check the website for a new firmware or driver before you install what in on the disk in the box. It isn't mandatory, but it will just eliminate some time.

    It Works, July 23, 2003
By unknown
i installed this card within about 5 minutes and had it working in about 10 because i forgot my WEP key. oops.
the utility that comes with this card works great, it has lots of info, isn't big a bulky, but isn't too small to be hard to use either. the utility can show you some good detailed info about networks around you, and specifically yours. after i got my WEP key right i was up and running and have only been disconnected about once or twice for some unknown reason. i think it was some software my kid was playing with because a reboot worked just fine to restore the connection. other than that everything has worked out great for this card and the dwl-2000ap it connects to.


    Works great for me., July 9, 2003
By tony t.
All I had to do was follow the instructions that came with this thing and I was up and running wirelessly in no time. I have this card in my PC and it connects to a DI-624 (router/AP) with a strong signal strength, about 80%, at 2 rooms down the hall from the living room which has the main PC and the DI-624.

The utility that came with this card is a very nice piece of software. It is intuative, good looking, and not too obtrusive.

I'd recommend this card to others since it works great for me.

    Fair product, bad software, July 2, 2003
By Luky (San Diego, CA United States)
I purchased a DWL-G520 PCI card and installed it into my Dell 8200 desktop. The card works fine with my Belkin 802.11g wireless router and seems to give me good data speeds, but the included software to control the card and modify the settings does not work. It will not recognize the card in my system ("no card found"). I contacted D Link and they have a complicated procedure to remove the card, uninstall the drivers, reboot, reinstall the drivers, reboot, reinstall the card, blah, blah, blah... Needless to say it didn't work. I also have a sound blaster card so maybe that is the problem... I will be sending it back and getting the Belkin 54g PCI card. I have the Belkin 54g PCMCIA card for my laptop and didn't have any issues with the setup and use. If you go for the low cost solution...

    Rather simple install and gets good signal from AP, June 28, 2003
By newyorker
I have installed PCI cards before so this wasn't that hard to do, and everything went as planned thanks to the quick install guide included with the PCI card. All I had to do was follow instructions and it actually worked the way it is supposed to. Install probably took about 10 minutes total because of unplugging yout PC and opening it up.

The signal strength is also quite good considering the antenna is behind a computer and stuffed under a desk. I get about 60-75% signal strength on average. sometimes if people are standing in the way I get a little downgrade in strength, but nothing that effects the speeds.

I really like the software utility that comes with this card (and the laptop card) because they are very informative. The more info I know the better, just as long as it isn't thrown at me all at once. Luckily that is exactly what this software does. It isn't too complicated or too watered down.

I'd recommend this card to anyone who doesn't want to put holes in their rental place to run Ethernet cables to the next room. Wireless is much easier and the speeds are the same, as far as internet browsing and gaming goes.

    Known (but not advertised) conflict, June 28, 2003
By Cuzin G (VA)
These DLINK wireless adapters have a known conflict with Sound Blaster cards. I tried to install one in my Gateway with Win XP and it would not work, after the third call to tech support they informed me there was a known conflict with Sound Blaster audio and told me to take out the Sound Blaster. Now I ask you what good is a silent computer???

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